Spotlight



E. W. REIBER.

`SPOTlIGHT.

APPLxcAmN f|LED,Nov.1. 1920. nanawso um. 2o. 1922.

Patented Ang. 29, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD w. REIBER. or ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, assIGNon 'I o THE animan-konzcoMraNY, or ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MICHIGAN.

SPOTLIGHT.

Speclcation ot Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

Application iled November 1, 1920, Serial No. 420,900; Renewed January20, 1922. Serial No. 530,729.

T o allwhom may concern:

Beit known that I; EDWARD lV. Raman, a citizenof the United States ofAmerica, residing at Adrian, inthe county of Lenawee and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSpotlights, of which the following is a specification, 'reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

The inyention relates to spot lights and is adapted particularl l foruse in closed motor 4 vehicles such as se ans. One of the objects of theinvention is to provide a guard for the light. rays which islocatedbetween the light and the windshield for the purpose of preventingreflection of the light rays into the drivers eyes and to provide asupport for this light which has a pivotal connection with and forwardof the light so that the guard will not appreciably interfere with thelight r'ays uponadjusting the light. In

this connection referenceis made to my oopending application Serial No.364,921, filed March 11, 1920, which shows und cl rims the windshield,the rojector facing the same, and the guard or preventing reflectionpast the rojector of the light rays striking the windshield. Otherobjects of the invention reside in the novel features of construction,and combinations and arrangements of parts as more fully hereinafter setIn the drawings:

Figui-e 1 is a sectional side elevation of a construction embodying myinvention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3' is a sectional top plan view thereof;

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail view.

1 is th windshield of a. motor which-.J2 the s ot li ht in4 rearthereof, und 3 the guar( for ie light rays passing from the light'to thewindshield. This guard is preferably formed of a pliable corrugatedfabric having a general cylindrical shapc and its outer end isyieldinglg with the windshield y means spring 4. y

5 is the support for the light which com prises the yoke 6 adjustablyslidably engaging in the member 7 which is adjustably rotatable in averti al plane and connected to the horizontally otatable member 8 bymeans of the thumliscrew 9, which latter holds the ineniber 7 in itsadjusted position. The member 8 is pivotally mounted upon of the coilthe bracket 10, which in the present instance is adapted to be securedto the cowl of the motor vehicle. The bifurcations 11 of the yoke arepivotully connected tn the light as at 12 so that the light isadjiistably rotatable in both the vertical and horizontal planes, and istherefore universally adjustable t throw the light rays at the desiredpoint in advance of the motor vehicle. Nuts 13 are preferably providedfor varying the frictionahreslstance to turning of the adjustablyrotatable parts2 so that this resistance 1s sufficient to maintaintheparts in their adjusted positions.

For the purpose of supporting the li ht 2 so that the guard 3 will notappreciab y in' tlerfere with the light rays thrown from the light whenadjusted through limited angles, the pivotal connection 12 and also thepivotal connection between the member 8 and bracket 10 is locatedforward of the light and between the light and the windshield. This ise'ected by means of the lates 14 at the opposite sides of the light anextending .forwardly thereof which otally connected to th the yokes 6and 12.

Referring to Figure 1.l the full lines show the light and casing withthe axis of the light in a substantially horizontal plane in whichposition the guard does not intercept any of the light rays striking thereflector in substantially vertical alignment with the axis of thelight. With the light tilted downwardly about the pivots 12, as shown bythe dotted lines, a very small proportion of the light rays striking thereflector, namely those below the dot and dash line, willbfi-intercepted b the guard. Referring to Figure 3, the ful lines showthe light and casing with the axis of the light in a e bifurcations 1 ofplates are ivwindshield. while the dotted lines show the light andcasing with the light laterally adjusted aboutthe pivot between themem'- ber 8 and bracket 10. In this latter position only those lightrays strikin the outeV edge of the reflector beyond the ot and dxh areintercepted by the guard.

Thus it is seen that by having the pivots for the light forward o f thesaine that the guard intercepts but a very small proportion of the lightrays when the light is in any of its angularly adjusted positions. Forsecuring the guard 3 to the li ht 2. the following construction isprovide 14' and ire parallel wires ,which are connected bythe Ulshap'edmembers 16 and to.

which lare clamped the-plates 14.A These' wires are adapted to enga ethe opposite sidesf thel beaded forwar edge 17 of the light 'and have4atitheir 'end the outwardly.-

vextendinginverted U-shaped.. portions 18 portions 20 which are clampethrough which passes the screw bolt 19 for tightening the wires edge andseatin r the U- haped'members llupon the beade forward edge. VThesewires may be formed integral. .l Certain of the'se U-shapedmemareprovided with forwardly extending d around the -xear-annulus of.the coil s ring to secure the annulus tothe spot lig t.

What`I claim asvmy invention is':

1. The combination with a transparent mem'berrof a .projector `facingsaid memberand movable relative thereto, a guard for" enclosing thelight rays from said Yprojector tosaid transparent member, and a supportfor said projector having a universal pivotal connection arrangedforward of said projem tor.

2.' The combination with a member formed Y. of-transparent-material, ofa projector fac- A-ing'forward thereof, and a support for said projectorpivotally connected to said members forward of said projector. Y

4. The combination with a windshield,

ofa projector facing the same', u' guard for the light rays extendingfrom said pro'ector to said windshield, members secure to opposite sidesof said projector and extending forward thereof, a yoke pivotallyconnected to said members and` between' said projector and windshield,.anduneans carryingl said yoke and having a pivotal connectionpermitting 1f-swinging said projector atright angles to the plane ofswinging permitted-by said Erst-mentioned pivotal connection. j

5. The cnmhinationwith a projector, of 'a guard for thelightrays-extending'forward of said projector, -un-mbers at opposite sides ofsaid. guard-,- common =means for securing said guardl and lvmemberstosaid prrijector, an'd a'support 'for said projector pivotallyconnectedA toesaid members.-y

6. -The combination -with a'projector-ha\' ing a beaded forward edgc, oaguard for the light raysextending forward ofV said projector,substantially parallelwires secured to said projcctorupon oppositeVtides of said 'ead U-shaped members connecting said wires and seatedupon s'aidbcadcd edge, and means for securin r saidguard to the wire atthe front `side 4osai'd beaded edge.-V

7. The combination with a projector having a beadedforward edge, of aguard for the light rays extending forward of said 'projector,substantially parallel wi-re's at opposite sides of said bead and havingadjacent ends, U-shaped members 'connecting Said wires and seated uponsaid bead, extensions upon said Ushapcd members and secured to saidguard, and means for drawing the'ends of the respectiveV wires towardeach other.

I n testimony whereof I aix my signature.

l EDWARD W. REIBER.

